NAS
QNAP & Synology NAS Support
Connect your NAS device to Internxt Drive for secure file storage and backups.
Synology and QNAP
Secure transfers
Encrypted syncing and backups
What is a NAS device, and why should I use it?
NAS cloud backup is encrypted cloud storage that takes a copy of your NAS data off-site, so files survive hardware failure, theft, or local disasters. A NAS device is the on-premises copy; the cloud holds the off-site copy. Internxt connects to Synology and QNAP through a Docker container, so backups leave the network already encrypted.
Files are encrypted on the device with Kyber-512 post-quantum cryptography and AES-256, and the keys live only on your hardware. The architecture is open source on GitHub and independently audited. Learn more about private cloud storage at internxt.com/private-cloud-storage-solutions.
Internxt NAS integrations
Internxt's NAS integrations run as a Docker container that pulls our open-source CLI image, registers with your Internxt account, and exposes a mount point inside Synology DSM 7+ or QNAP QTS 5+. From there, Hyper Backup or HBS3 treats the mount as a backup destination. The same workflow your NAS already runs, with ciphertext-only upload to our European data centers. Setup takes about ten minutes and runs unattended once configured.
Synology
Synology NAS cloud backup connects DSM-native tools to Internxt's encrypted cloud. The Internxt CLI runs as a Docker container inside DSM, exposing a mount that Hyper Backup or Cloud Sync can target. Source-side encryption means your Synology volume contents leave the network already wrapped in Kyber-512 and AES-256 ciphertext, so Internxt and our infrastructure partners only ever store the encrypted blocks. Restores stream back through the same container with the encryption keys held on your hardware.
QNAP
QNAP NAS cloud backup uses the same Docker pattern as Synology, running our CLI image inside QTS as a Container Station service. HBS3 (Hybrid Backup Sync 3) points at the exposed mount and pushes ciphertext to Internxt's European OVHcloud data centers. The container is the only piece that touches plaintext. Once it hands files to the cloud, both Internxt and our infrastructure partners see encrypted blocks only. Versioning is preserved, so a ransomware infection on the QNAP cannot rewrite the cloud copy.
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Backup your NAS in the cloud
NAS cloud backup sends your NAS data to encrypted off-site storage where files survive hardware failure, theft, ransomware, or accidental deletion. Internxt's NAS support runs alongside your existing Synology Hyper Backup or QNAP HBS3 workflow, treating the cloud copy as the off-site arm of the standard 3-2-1 backup rule. Every upload is encrypted on your device with Kyber-512 and AES-256 before it leaves the network, and your encryption keys never leave your hardware. Explore more about cloud storage backup solutions at internxt.com/cloud-storage-backup-solutions.
What Internxt offers with NAS devices
Internxt extends a single encrypted account across Synology, QNAP, and every other device your team uses. The same files, the same keys, the same ciphertext-only architecture, accessible from a Docker container on the NAS and from web, desktop, and mobile clients.
QNAP & Synology devices
QNAP and Synology integration runs through the Internxt CLI Docker image. On Synology DSM 7+, the container appears as a Hyper Backup destination. On QNAP QTS 5+, HBS3 treats it as a Hybrid Backup target. Either path encrypts data on-device with Kyber-512 and AES-256 before upload, mounts the cloud as a native filesystem path, and respects the NAS's own scheduling. No proprietary backup format: the cloud copy is a direct ciphertext mirror of the local NAS state.
Access from anywhere
Encrypted remote access reads the same cloud copy from any device with Internxt installed. Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android clients each decrypt locally with your on-device key. The cloud surface is a single source for the NAS data, the laptop's working files, and the phone's mobile uploads. One ciphertext store, one key custody model, six client shapes. Connections use TLS 1.3, and the EU data center footprint keeps requests inside GDPR jurisdiction by default.
Ransomware protection
Ransomware protection on a NAS backup depends on whether the attacker can rewrite the backup copy. Internxt holds versioned ciphertext, and the encryption keys live on your device, not in the NAS account. An infection that encrypts local DSM or QTS volumes cannot decrypt or destroy the cloud copy, because the attacker doesn't hold the keys. Recovery pulls the last clean version from the version history, restores through the same Docker container that handled the original backup, and writes back to a clean NAS volume.
How to set up your NAS device with Internxt
Setting up Internxt on a Synology or QNAP NAS takes three steps: pull the Docker image, configure the container with your Internxt credentials, and point Hyper Backup or HBS3 at the mounted volume. The CLI README, the user guide, and the open-source repository back each step. Discover more about our open-source cloud storage at internxt.com/open-source.
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ReadMeThe Internxt CLI Docker image lives on GitHub Container Registry. Pull with `docker pull internxt/cli:latest`, run the container with your Internxt API token, and mount `/data` to the NAS volume you want to back up. Synology DSM 7+ exposes this through Container Manager; QNAP QTS 5+ uses Container Station. The README covers the full docker run command, required ports, and volume mounts.
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User guideOn Synology, install Docker (or Container Manager on DSM 7.2+), pull the Internxt image, configure environment variables for your account, and add the mount as a Hyper Backup destination. On QNAP, the flow is the same through Container Station and HBS3. The user guide walks through screen-by-screen setup for each platform with screenshots, retention policies, and recovery workflows.
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Open sourceThe Internxt CLI repository at github.com/internxt/cli holds every client file the Docker container runs. The same codebase powers the open-source cloud storage product on every platform. The repository carries release notes for each version. Verifying claims about encryption or key handling means reading the actual code, not a marketing PDF.
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Questions? We have answers
A NAS can act as cloud storage for devices on your local network — it stores files centrally and serves them over the LAN. For off-site access and protection against fire, theft, or hardware failure, you also need an encrypted cloud copy. The 3-2-1 backup rule treats the NAS as the on-premises copy and the cloud as the off-site copy.
A NAS and cloud storage are complementary, not competitors. A NAS gives you fast local access, full control, and no monthly fees. Cloud storage gives you off-site protection, geographic redundancy, and access from anywhere. The 3-2-1 backup rule uses both: three copies of every file, two media types, one off-site. Internxt is the encrypted off-site copy for Synology and QNAP setups.
A NAS is a single point of failure for the data on its drives. Hardware failures, fires, theft, and ransomware that compromises the NAS endpoint can all destroy local copies. A NAS also lacks geographic redundancy: if the building goes down, so does the data. Pairing a NAS with encrypted cloud backup closes both gaps and satisfies the 3-2-1 backup rule.
Yes. Internxt's NAS support runs as a Docker container on Synology DSM 7+ and QNAP QTS 5+. The container exposes a mount that Hyper Backup, Cloud Sync, or HBS3 can target as a backup destination. Files are encrypted on the NAS with Kyber-512 and AES-256 before upload, and the encryption keys never leave your hardware.
NAS cloud backup runs in three steps: install the Internxt CLI Docker container on Synology DSM 7+ or QNAP QTS 5+, mount a NAS volume to the container, and point Hyper Backup, Cloud Sync, or HBS3 at the mounted destination. Files encrypt on the NAS with Kyber-512 and AES-256 before upload, and incremental snapshots run on the schedule your NAS tool enforces.
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